Random links
- London 2012: Oscar Pistorius set to make history at Olympics
- "Oscar Pistorius is set to be the first double amputee runner at the Olympic Games after being picked by South Africa for the 400m at London 2012." - when does it become more about the technology than the athletes
and the latest pharmaceuticals as yet undetectable by tests?
- Watch out lotharios: Faking romantic feelings can actually lead to the real thing
- Not sure that this should be particularly shocking given how arranged marriages seem to generally be fairly successful. "Researchers found that behaving as if you find someone attractive increases your susceptibility to their charms. The findings are the latest in a new line of thinking that suggests that behaviour can lead to emotions as much as the other way around."
- Fired Fla. lifeguard declines offer to get job back
- "A lifeguard in Hallandale Beach, Fla., canned for helping to save a drowning man can return to work, his former boss says. Tomas Lopez, 21, was fired for leaving the section of the public beach he was paid to patrol ... Ellis said an investigation determined the area where Lopez was stationed wasn't unattended when he left the scene to help the swimmer."
- State broadcaster drops opinion poll after Iranians say no to nukes
- Apparently they're not big fans of the idea of the Iranian government closing the Strait of Hormuz either.
- FEI Announces That Cloned Horses Can Compete
- It's now apparently permitted but this change appears not to have be prompted by any immediate request.